Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 42,163, Robert Ditcher, New York

SERVICE
NUMBER
New York
Ditcher, Robert
S. 42,163
CONTENTS

20164 Pennsylvania
Robert Ditcher
of York Co. in the State of Pennsylvania who was a private in the company commanded by Captain Lee — of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Samb. in the New York line, for the term of two years from ————— 1776 to ————— 1778
Inscribed on the roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st day of January 1828
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th of June 1830 and sent to David Corey Esq York Pa.
Arrears to 4th of March 1830 $209. 06 Semi-ann l all ce ending 4 Sep. 1830 48. —
$257. 06
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 19, 1818, and May 1, 1820. }
May 20. 1830
Rec: Book D. Vol: 6. fol: 52

To
The Hon. the Senate and House of Representatives of the U. S. in Congress assembled,
The petition of Robert Ditcher a soldier of the Revolution respectfully represents,
That your petitioner enlisted in the Army of the Revolution, as a common soldier in the spring of Seventeen hundred and seventy six, in Woodbridge N. Jersey, That he was qualified a few days after in the city of Philada. and enrolled and attached to the Company commanded by Capt. James Lee which company was soon after his enlistment attached to the Regt. of Col. Lamb in the N. York line, (Artillery,) That he served in the same Regt. during the most of the war, That he was in the engagements of White Plains, Staten Island, Monmouth and Red Bank, and Germantown. That he was wounded several times, and was finally discharged at Perth Amboy in the State of New Jersey in consequence of his wounds. That your petitioner is now seventy  eighty or nine years old, is entirely destitute of any property whatever, and is supported in a considerable degree by individual charity being unable to gain a livelihood. That he is not, nor ever has been on the Pension list of any state, or of the United States. Your petitioner therefore prays your honorable body to grant him such a Pension as his situation and services merit
And as in duty bound he will pray &c.
Signed in presence of,
Robert Ditcher Mark
George Winefetter
Calvin Mason

State of Pennsylvania York County ss:
Personally appeared before the subscribers one of the Justices of the peace in and for the county of York Robert Ditcher the foregoing petitioner who upon his oath taken according to Law saith that the contents of the foregoing petition and facts stated therein are just and true and further he saith not his Sworn and subscribed before me this 10 th day of March 1828 {
Robert Ditcher Mark.
George Hunsicker

42 163 Rev
INVALID.
Rev
File No.
42 163
Robert Ditcher
Vi New York
Act:
18 March 18 th
Index:—Vol.
8
, Page
129
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Robert Ditcher
Mar. 24. 1828
Ref d to Com ee - Mil tary Pensions
Apr. 29. 1828
Bill reported - N. 283-
Decem. 5, 1828.
Ref d to Com ee - Mil tary Pensions.
To be allowed if else
King well satisfy that Ditcher is destitute of property -
Certificate furnished
Dec. 16 1829
Ref d to Com ee Mil tary Pensions
W. King

JD
Pen: to com: Jan. 1. 1828 $8 per mo. Recd. Penn. at May 20. 1830
L. Edwards Esq. Pension Office Washington City
Recd. 11 June 1830

Sir
York June 9 th 1830
Enclosed I send you the documents of Robert Ditcher to Obtain his pension certificate And - to Identity him to be the same Robert Ditcher mentioned in the pensions law of the last - Congress if you find all correct please to send me his certificate
J. S. Edwards Esq. } yours with respect David Cury

Know all men by these presents that Robert Detcher of York Pa do hereby constitute and appoint David Coney of York Pa my true and lawfull attorney for me and in my name and use to ask demand and receive of the Secretary of war of the United States a pension certificate for me and in my name (to obtain the payments due me hereafter agreeable to the Act of Congress of 1830
Giving and granting unto my said Attorney full power and Authority to receive the said certificates for me and in my name and use and sign a receipt therefor if requested and do every other act and thing in the law needfull and necessary to be done in and about the premises all of which I promise to ratify and confirm the same as my own act and deed in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal
York May
1836
his Robert Detcher Mark
Edw. B. read
Attest
George Wm. Miller William Sanderson

York County { Pennsylvania } 11
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in and for said County Robert Detcher a resident of York in Pennsylvania who being by me duly sworn according to Law that he entered the Service of the United States in 1776 to the best his recollection in the State of New Jersey and was shortly after Quallified at Philadelphia and Attached to Captain Lees Company in the Regiment Commanded by Col Lamb of the Artillery of the New York line and that he served the most part of the Revolutionary War and was in several Battles and wounded several times and was discharged for disability on or About the Year 1781 or 2 - and that the Honourable John King of York Pa now a member of Congress Presented his petition to Congress for a pension And that his present place of Abode is York Pa and further saith not
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 9 th day of June 1830 George H. Kintner
Robert Detcher mark

York County Pennsylvania
On this 27 th day of May A D 1830 personally appeared the within named Robert Detcher and acknowledged the within letters of attorney to be his free act and deed for the uses and purposes therein mentioned and desired the same to be recorded as such in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
George Knepp Seal
Robert Detcher Power of Attorney

State of Pennsylvania.
YORK COUNTY, ss.
Richard Porter
I, Michael W. Ash , Prothonotary
of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County of York, DO CERTIFY, That George
Klinefetter
Esquire,
before whom the annexed power of attorney was acknowledged is and was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the peace in and for said county of York
and as such is duly commissioned and qualified; and that to all acts by him done in that capacity full faith and credit are and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Justice as elsewhere.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court, in the borough of York, this Thirty first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty  thirty
Rich d Porter Prothonotary.

Washington, April 15, 1828
I certify that Robert Ditcher of York (Pa.) who applied for a pension, has been personally to me for about eight or ten years—That he owned no real or personal property, and during the whole time he was in the service of a Mr. James Johnson, from which he derived nothing but a bare subsistence.
Samn Hays

Borough & County of York State of Pennsylvania
Personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County John Lockert a Soldier of the Revolutionary War Who being by me duly Sworn according to law saith that he was Well acquainted with Robert Decher a Soldier in the Revolutionary War and that he did enlist at Philadelphia in the year of our Lord 1776 in Captain James Lees company of Artillery in the Philadelphia City on the Continental establishment against the common enemy and that he well knew him to have been in Service two years and upwards at one period of time in Captain Lees company and Further saith not
Sworn and subscribed before me John Lockert this 26 day of April A.D. 1825
and I certify that I am acquainted with the above named John Lockert and believe the above statement made by him is true
George Wm. Patterson J.P.

York County State of Pennsylvania
Personally appeared before the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for the county of York Reinhardt Wire, a soldier of the Revolution who upon his solemn oath taken according to Laws doth depose and say, that he the said Reinhardt was a soldier enlisted during the war of the Revolution, that he was acquainted with Robert Ditcher a Member of Capt. James Lee's Corps of Artillery during the year 1777- and 1778 and that he knew, and saw the said Robert Ditcher in the battles of Monmouth, and Mud Island that he was at that time a member of the Artillery company, that he did not know when or where Robert Ditcher enlisted or was discharged but that he knew him in actual service about two years, and understood at the time that he had enlisted for during the war, and further he saith not his Sworn and subscribed Reinhardt Wire (Seal) before me this 9th day of March 1827. George Klinpfetter Clerk
I certify that Reinhardt Wire the above deponent is a man of veracity, entitled to full credit upon his oaths, or otherwise. This I certify upon my own knowledge of the said Reinhardt and his character in this county of York where he resides — George Klinpfetter